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High-impact music adds emotion and depth to documentaries, helping stories connect with viewers. Choose from orchestral, ambient, acoustic, cinematic, and world tracks, cleared for film, TV, festivals, and streaming platforms.

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Beethoven - Fur Elise

Romantic par excellence!! Classical piano masterpiece by Beethoven (1770-1827).

Corporate Background

uplifting and inspiring corporate ambient background music is perfect as background music for inspirational and successful story, advertisement and TV commercial, brand company and news, science and invention, architecture and trade, technology and education, media project, podcast and more motivati...

To the Battlefield

Epic cinematic orchestral trailer music for soundtrack with adventure mood. Perfect choice for games, cinematic background, promos, intro, presentations and many more

Dark Hybrid Glitch Ambient (Space Music, Dark Experiment, Horror Film Scene)

A melancholy dark ambient cinematic experimental track with beautiful acid sounds, glitch, and noise. Its item will evoke feelings of horror and mystery. This item created for different space videos, presentations, websites, films, YouTube videos, tutorials, slideshows, meditation, horrors and more....

Cinematic Adventure

Powerful cinematic inspiring epic track with emotional and dynamic orchestral strings

Comedy Strings

Comically Sad track to highlight the most ridiculous moments of your project! It features strings, woodwinds, bells and some orchestral percussion. Perfect for minimal video games, childish commercials or other projects in need of some whimsical music. Enjoy!

Upbeat Inspiring Corporate Background

Introducing "Upbeat Inspiring Corporate Background" - The Ultimate Soundtrack for Success! This uplifting and energetic music track is the perfect solution. With its enchanting piano, modern vibe, and infectious rhythm and electric guitars, it sets the stage for success. Whether it's a corporate or...

Happy Summer Reggae Background

"Happy Summer Reggae Background" - The Perfect Soundtrack for Your Tropical Adventures! Are you searching for the ideal background music to bring the spirit of summer, fun, and relaxation to your videos, documentaries, promotions, or vlogs? Look no further! We present to you "Happy Summer Reggae ...

Cinematic Uplifting Upbeat Piano

Introducing "Cinematic Uplifting Upbeat Piano" - a dynamic and upbeat instrumental track that will elevate your project to new heights. Featuring a catchy piano arpeggio, acoustic guitars, drums, bass, and strings, this song is perfecft as a backing track for your video. Whether you're creating a...

Echoes of the Apocalypse | Cinematic Epic Dark Powerful Trailer Strings Choir

by Epikton
There are not many music tracks that grab attention from the beginning and last for the end. However, this track is specifically created to satisfy your audience in that manner and give them goosebumps while building up to a powerful ending note. Potential use cases; epic movie trailer, film and...

Successful Time

Successful Time is a corporate pop – uplifting, motivational, and full of positive energy! It will amplify your message and help your video to showcase your professionalism to your audience and clients! The mood of the song is really inspiring, light, corporate, beautiful, soft, and uplifting.

Technology Logo

A modern, positive logo for internet, TV and media projects, featuring bright piano, synths and drum machine. Great for documentaries about history, geography, nature, food, cooking, culture, religion, science, technology, medicine, economy. And for commercials, advertising, corporate and business b...

Slow River

A slow and peaceful piano track with choir and strings. This is ideal for meditation, nature, time-lapse photography, background music and much more!

Building a Story

Epic orchestra intro for film, teaser, opener, game presentation and documentary

Moment In The Sun

Perfect for: beautiful love videos, inspirational projects, hopeful videos, wedding videos, romantic videos etc

Freedom And Peace

Epic cinematic orchestral trailer music for soundtrack with adventure mood. Perfect choice for games, cinematic background, promos, intro, presentations and many more

Spring In Middle Asia

An inspiring, happy, middle asian magic track with mood of spring festival called "Navruz".Energetic and bright hybrid ethno sound, suitable for Ramadan, Islam documentaries, hystorical or modern films about Eastern, Asia, Middle East, muslim advertising etc.

Scientific Logo

A modern, positive logo for internet, TV and media projects, featuring piano reverse sounds. Great for documentaries about history, geography, nature, food, cooking, culture, religion, science, technology, medicine, economy. And for commercials, advertising, corporate and business branding, teaser, ...

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28, Allegretto

The first movement Ludwig van Beethoven's (1770-1827) lesser known but beautifully moving 28th piano sonata. Intelligent, expressive, and classy, its makes for a good background or source track to party, concert, or romantic scenes.

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8, Rondo

The exciting rondo finale from Beethoven's famous 8th piano sonata - Pathétique. Excellent as source music from radio, on-hold, concerts, etc. Sets mood without taking too much focus

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7, Menuetto

The elegantly charming & dynamic menuetto from Beethoven's seventh piano sonata. Performed on a soft piano. Excellent as source music from radio, on-hold, concerts, etc. Sets mood without taking too much focus

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6, Presto

The exciting, playful finale from Beethoven's 6th piano sonata. Excellent as source music from radio, on-hold, concerts, etc. Sets mood without taking too much focus

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5, Finale

The exciting finale from Beethoven's first piano sonata. Excellent as source music from radio, on-hold, concerts, etc. Sets mood without taking too much focus

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3, Scherzo

The elegantly charming and playful scherzo from Beethoven's 3rd piano sonata. Excellent as source music from radio, on-hold, concerts, etc. Sets mood without taking too much focus

Music for Documentaries

Documentary music is crafted to support storytelling without distracting from the narrative. It often uses subtle rhythms, evolving textures, and melodies that adapt to different subjects and scenes.

Where to Use Documentary Music

Documentaries can range from intimate personal stories to large-scale explorations of history or nature. If your film highlights travel, culture, or traditions, world music provides authentic sounds that help transport viewers into specific places and communities. For productions that explore human achievement, conflict, or nature on a grand scale, epic tracks deliver intensity and scope, giving the narrative more weight and dramatic impact. By combining documentary scoring with these categories, editors can match music directly to the subject matter.

Royalty-Free Documentary Tracks at Themusicase.com

All documentary tracks at Themusicase.com are royalty-free and include a sync license. The catalog includes investigative underscores, cultural soundscapes, and cinematic themes ready for film, broadcast, and online platforms.
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